squiring ♔ i am bound to live up to what light i have

[wynn]

♬ Troy - James Horner

WHO || Wynn, Matt Byrne, Indra Crestrage, Nyna Dilant, Liam Dunbar, Stefan Salvatore, Rocket, Amy Pond, Sylar, Dean Winchester, Regina Mills,  current Knights attending the ceremony
WHAT || October Squiring Ceremony [backdated]
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || October 1st, 2014, 6:00PM
HOW || Actionspam

The impressively large Great Hall of the castle could easily pass as a royal throne room, with its length and the red carpet leading up to a set of steps. However, there is no throne set at the top of them, and the Hall is wide enough to accommodate hundreds of Knights. And indeed, several hundred Knights stand in ranks on either side of the wide stretch of red, each wearing the traditional set of ceremonial armor in their possession.   

While plenty of Knights try to get out of attendance once and awhile, Wynn personally ordered his Knights on Andres to cease their activities and flew them back for this ceremony, a step towards rebuilding in the wake of more tragedy.

The newest squires have been fitted to his armor after meeting with Wynn as always. It's traditional for them to appear for the first time before the Knighthood wearing it and they are assured that only a very small number of the Knights make use of their armor for other circumstances. It does, however, create an intimidating sense of unity as they stand shoulder to shoulder in rank and file to receive their newest pledges.

They enter together, with a flair of orchestral music that fills the hall with as much pomp as possible. It's a lot like that last scene in A New Hope. Yeah, you thought I was going to get through an entire post being all serious, didn't you.

At the top of the steps, Wynn waits, wearing a sword on his belt that canny eyes† might recognize as familiar.  Mark has, after all, brought it back with him from Andres - the famed sword, Excalibur.

It's one hell of a long walk past all those staring, curious eyes. Luckily, it's a long musical number.

For additional dice rolling fun (optional):

† Roll or randomize a d20. Those who roll a 15 or above can spot the sword for being the exact same sword that was suspended in the statue above the Round Table, when they met with Wynn in the Prologue.
† Roll a d20 dexterity check. If your character rolls a 2 or 3, at some point during their walk they're bound to stumble. A critical fail will lead to an epic faceplant ... or worse.

Comments

Peanut Gallery

[wynn]

[ ONLOOKERS/GAWKERS/WHATNOT]

[undealt]

[you can't hear it over the music, but

someone in the back may have just awkwardly dropped their cane.]

[uncurse]

[ The only reason Emma's here is because Wynn was weird about moving everyone back to the castle for this. A yawn comes out of her as she settles back against the wall, listening to the ceremony begin, but she goes ramrod straight the moment Wynn calls one of the later names.

Looking around, she has to double check, ] Did he just say Regina Mills? [ Spoiler she's not double checking with Gold because she would not stand anywhere near him. ]

[unlost]

[Guess who just so happens to be standing across from the two of them on the opposite side of the red carpet.

Too bad she rolled a bad spot check. She's focused on the ceremony, apparently.]

[uncurse]

[ Well someone rolled a 19 so as she's looking around for someone to affirm what she heard, she ... sees Mary Margaret instead.

What

the

fuck.

Stares awkwardly. Her life is a fucking mess rn. ]

[autorevive]

[loudly, with no sense of indoor voice] Yeah, he said Regina Mills! Are you deaf?

[unhand]

[Hook's standing near Emma because tbh that's his favorite place to stand in any room and he squints out at the new squires.]

He can't mean the Evil Queen, can he?

[A beat as he realizes Emma is... not listening anymore.]

...Emma? [He follows her gaze and... that can't be who he thinks it is.]

[uncurse]

[ A will save of 22 keeps Emma from tearing across the aisle and interrupting the ceremony, but her eyes do get watery. ]

Mary Margaret.

[ Not mom. She'd never gotten the chance to be that, not really. Blinking herself out of the dazed state at Nathan's tactless shouting and Hook's reply, she looks up at the pirate at her side, searching his face. ]

What the hell did we miss?

[familybusiness]

[This Moose is just fucking staring.

Talk about an emotional rollercoaster. He isn't sure whether to be relieved, happy, confused, or offended. What the hell happened in the last week, and why is he always the last person to find out?

He still doesn't know anything, and Sam is not good with patience sometimes.]

[daredtobelieve]

[Hi, Sam. Helen is here. And fairly quiet. But as the squires emerge, she does look to him, checking to see if he's going to pass out or something.]

[familybusiness]

[Sam turns his head, noticing her.

He's got nothing more than an awkward shrug of his shoulders to accompany his rather lost look.

No, really, what the hell?]

[daredtobelieve]

[She gives a small, slightly forced smile in return before turning back to the ceremony.]

I'm surprised he agreed to put the armor on.

[She says quietly.]

[familybusiness]

That was probably the easiest part.

[Something tells him the armor was the sweetest part of the conversation that led to this.]

Someone could have warned me.

[That's twice he's been side-blinded by his brother. Not cool.]

[daredtobelieve]

I'm not sure how many people would have known ahead of time. But I'm sure you can take it up with him soon. We'll all be seeing much more of him from now on.

[familybusiness]

Enough people that would know this would mean something to me.

[S-so bitter.]

You're right about that, though. I guess I made the right choice, sticking around. Maybe this place will be...good for him. Like it was for me.

[HE HOPES JFC]

[consequence]

[Hayley is there, with baby in arms and glances around at the name 'Stefan Salvatore' being called. Her head cants, scanning the crowd. It's not a very common name -- but considering when everyone else seems to opt to duck out of Mystic Falls and drop through the veil, she wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't know her.]

[doubletake]

[Someone else nearby sure perks up at that name, too.

It's familiar and it brings a set of emotions that Elena isn't sure she's...entirely comfortable with.

She steps up on her tiptoes, glancing around, trying to get a good look.]

[consequence]

[Hey... that's a face she hasn't seen in a while. She's heard murmurs... but in general, Hayley isn't the type to pay attention to rumors -- especially considering how many she probably had to deal with being the mother to the hybrid miracle child.]

I can move - if you want a better sight-line.

[doubletake]

[Elena glances over her, then back at the carpet, then back at Hayley before she shakes her head.]

It's fine, it's just...

[She taps her head.]

Stupid Veil.

[consequence]

[Hayley nods. She knows that burden all too well.]

I'd offer my help to fill in gaps, but I'm pretty sure I only know the things that everyone knows when it comes to the Salvatores and Mystic Falls. My family wasn't even one of the founding ones. They were sort of elsewhere. [Dying. Not doing much else except abandoning her... At least, as far as she remembers.]

[doubletake]

[Okay, so that catches her completely off guard.]

Mystic Falls?

[It sounds familiar, probably because she heard it from Ric at some point.]

You know them, too? The Salvatores?

[To her, they're just names. Vague feelings. Maybe she can get some information before she actually meets either of these people.]

[consequence]

[Hayley's suddenly getting the idea that she should've talked to Elena a lot more at that wedding...]

Kinda? I mean, I was there for a bit. The whole passing through and staying more than a few months sort of thing. I wasn't born and raised or anything. [She wants to say like you were, but with the earlier remark about the Veil - she's certain that Elena doesn't remember.]

[bittersweeter]

[ while all y'all having your weird ass drama, lila is just /chinhands at sylar. dat's her man. so proud. ]

[bowtimeandspace]

[ [ The Doctor had heard before he'd got there, but he's having trouble believing it. Trouble that is right up until she hears those dulcet Scottish tones calling his name (listen 19). He carries on watching, mouth slightly agape as she does entirely what she wants to with her oath.

And he smiles. Of course he smiles. It's Amy bloody Pond.

And really, he doesn't care if she's done yet, he'll be shouting just as loud ] ]

Amelia Pond!

[littledhampir]

[Well there's at least one person here who doesn't look even a little bit surprised at this line-up, the brunette having elbowed made her way through the crowd until she can properly watch both Dean and Vamp-Boy Stefan, whom she'd clocked the moment he entered the room. She at least manages to not laugh at either Dean in his ceremonial armor or... Stefan being the first uncoordinated Vampire she's ever seen (WS 23).]